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ECO News, Events, Jobs and More May 6th 2013

Spring has finally sprung…at least for the moment. Check out ECO and partners’ great line-up of events, jobs and more. This week there are some great opportunities for recent graduates and first year graduate student as well.

Upcoming Events By Date
MIT’s Climate CoLab: Your ideas can help combat climate change, and you might win $10,000At MIT’s Climate CoLab you can work with people from all over the world to develop ideas for what we can actually do about climate change. If you submit one of the winning ideas, you’ll be able to present it to the media, government officials, business executives, and scientists at an MIT conference on September 17-18, where a grand prize of $10,000 will be awarded. Even if you don’t have new ideas yourself, you can help improve other people’s ideas and support the ones you find most promising. Current contests address low-carbon energy, building efficiency, adaptation, geoengineering, and many other topics. Entries are due May 31.Can crowdsourcing save the planet? Join the crowd and find out at http://climatecolab.org/

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Walsh, (Tufts Urban Planning/Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy ’13) serving as a fellow for the urban adaptation contest: katherine.walsh@tufts.edu
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Eco Cuba NetworkEnvironmental Protection & Sustainable Development Research Trip
What: This Cuba research program takes place during theIX International Conference on the Environment and Development.Research program includes urban and rural site visits in Havana and western CubaWhen: July 5th–14th, 2013Where: Cuba
To learn more or register go to: http://www.ecocubanetwork.net/environmental-protection/

The Pace Energy and Climate Center seeks an Energy Policy Associate to be part of our Community Energy team based in White Plains, New York, just north of New York City. Pace’s Community Energy project brings together the latest strategies in energy efficiency, cogeneration of electricity and thermal energy for heating and cooling, distributed renewable energy, smart grid and demand response through multi-building applications and microgrids. Community microgrids can integrate energy efficiency, cogeneration, solar photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, organic waste digesters and other types of renewable energy, aswell as localized smartgrid and demand response applications. In addition to considerable gains in energy efficiency, microgrids make communities far more resilient in the face of more frequent intense storm events.

Please apply by email at paceenergyandclimatecenter@gmail.comFull description is attached to email.
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FOREST TRENDS (FT) is an international not-for-profit forest conservation organization based in Washington, D.C., that works to achieve sustainable forest management and conservation by capturing market values for ecosystem services; supporting innovative projects and companies that are developing these new markets; and enhancing the livelihoods of local communities living in and around those forests.

Earth Institute Internships
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, is pleased to offer seven internships this summer with units and centers throughout the Institute. All full time Columbia and Barnard students may apply to the following positions:

Co-lead, mentor and coach a crew of 10 students, ages 15-19, while completing various conservation service projects designed to build an ethic of community and environmental stewardship. Projects include a range of activities such as trail and park maintenance, habitat restoration, revitalization of abandoned urban properties or to urban agriculture and run for 5-6 weeks at a time. In addition, leaders will facilitate pre- and post- program planning which includes crew training, environmental education and reporting.
Check out http://www.ecoemploy.com/jobs/leader0326.html for more information

We are consumer product mavens and marketers who are fueled by a passion to prevent waste and a profound respect for natural resources. We see opportunities for businesses to become leaders in their industry through the power of eco-innovation and credible green marketing.

Lindsey Brickle
SIPA Environmental Coalition (ECO) Communications Director
Columbia University| School of International & Public Affairs
MA, Sustainable International Development 2010
Brandeis University, Heller School of Social Policy and Managementlab2226@columbia.edu